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Russell Crowe
Birthdate: April 7, 1964

Russell Crowe

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1990s
2.5323
16
total ranking of 2.5323
2000s
3.0500
13
total ranking of 3.0500
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Russell Crowe is ranked overall as 3.2427 of of 4 stars3.2427

Russell Crowe Movie Rankings

1
Russell Crowe starring in L.A. Confidential
Russell Crowe scores a combined 3.1672 out of 4 stars for L.A. Confidential3.1672
A murder investigation leads three detectives into the sleazy and seedy underworld of LA including tabloid journalism, organized crime, corruption, prostitution and the glitz and glamour of Hollywood. ...more about L.A. Confidential
Actor Awards
  • Chlotrudis Awards - Best Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
2
Russell Crowe starring in Gladiator
Russell Crowe scores a combined 3.1484 out of 4 stars for Gladiator3.1484
Maximus is a powerful Roman general, loved by the people and the aging Emperor, Marcus Aurelius. ...more about Gladiator
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Actor
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Action
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Empire Awards, UK - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
3
Russell Crowe starring in 3:10 to Yuma
Russell Crowe scores a combined 3.1201 out of 4 stars for 3:10 to Yuma3.1201
A small-time rancher agrees to hold a captured outlaw who's awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych out the rancher. ...more about 3:10 to Yuma
4
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 3.1182 out of 4 stars for Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World3.1182
During the Napoleonic Wars, a British frigate, HMS Surprise, and a much larger French warship, the Acheron, with greater fire power, stalk each other off of the coast of South America. ...more about Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Actor Awards
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
5
Insider, The (1999)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 3.0763 out of 4 stars for Insider3.0763
A scientist hired by "Big Tobacco" revels the secrets of the industry in a "60 minutes" interview, but when the tobacco industry threatens a lawsuit, CBS caves and shelves the expose. ...more about Insider
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • National Board of Review, USA - Best Actor
  • National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actor
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • Santa Fe Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
6
Beautiful Mind, A (2001)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 3.0654 out of 4 stars for Beautiful Mind3.0654
Math genius John Forbes Nash Jr. gains notoriety for his abilities at a very early age, but when he is diagnosed with schizophrenia the line between his mind and reality becomes increasingly blurred. ...more about Beautiful Mind
Actor Awards
  • Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • AFI Awards, USA - AFI Actor of the Year - Male - Movies
  • BAFTA Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Online Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor
  • Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards - Best Actor in a Leading Role
  • Satellite Awards - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
7
Cinderella Man (2005)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 3.0312 out of 4 stars for Cinderella Man3.0312
After years of being considered a washed up has-been, boxing hero James Braddock goes back into the ring to save his family during the depression. Seen as an underdog, Braddock came back to be the people’s Cinderella Man. ...more about Cinderella Man
Actor Awards
  • Australian Film Institute - Best Actor
  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards - Best Actor
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards - Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
8
American Gangster (2007)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.9797 out of 4 stars for American Gangster2.9797
In 1970s America, a detective works to bring down the drug empire of Frank Lucas, a heroin kingpin from Manhattan, who is smuggling the drug into the country in the coffins of soldiers returning from the Vietnam War. ...more about American Gangster
9
Proof (1991)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.8484 out of 4 stars for Proof2.8484
Black comedy about a blind man, Martin, who takes photographs as "proof" that the world really is as others describe it to him. ...more about Proof
Actor Awards
  • Australian Film Institute - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
10
Sum of Us, The (1994)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.7138 out of 4 stars for Sum of Us2.7138
Set in Sydney, Australia. A (heterosexual) father and his gay son are trying to find Ms/Mr Right respectively. The film shows their relationships with one another and the objects of their affection as tradgedy strikes. ...more about Sum of Us
11
Quick and the Dead, The (1995)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.6722 out of 4 stars for Quick and the Dead2.6722
A tough as nails female gunslinger arrives in town to participate in a quick-draw contest; however, her ulterior motive is to avenge her father who was killed by the town's corrupt mayor. ...more about Quick and the Dead
12
Proof of Life (2000)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.6552 out of 4 stars for Proof of Life2.6552
In a mountainous South American country, drug-dealing rebels kidnap Peter Bowman, a US engineer who works for an oil company's subsidiary. The company calls in a negotiator, Terry Thorne, an Aussie ex-soldier based in London. ...more about Proof of Life
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Actor - Suspense
13
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.5473 out of 4 stars for Mystery2.5473
When Mystery, Alaska's amateur hockey team accepts a challenge to play against the New York Rangers, the entire population must put their petty differences aside and pull together as their small town becomes the center of a nationally televised event. ...more about Mystery
14
Virtuosity (1995)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.3552 out of 4 stars for Virtuosity2.3552
The Law Enforcement Technology Advancement Centre (LETAC) has developed SID version 6.7: a Sadistic, Intelligent, and Dangerous virtual reality entity which is synthesized from the personalities of more than 150 serial killers. ...more about Virtuosity
15
Body of Lies (2008)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.3523 out of 4 stars for Body of Lies2.3523
A CIA operative attempts to uncover a major terrorist operation in Jordan, but he doesn't know which of his allies he can fully trust. ...more about Body of Lies
  • Not Available on DVD
16
Good Year, A (2006)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.2855 out of 4 stars for Good Year2.2855
A British investment broker inherits a large vineyard from his late uncle. While renovating the house and preparing for its sale, he is reminded of his childhood and the lifestyle of a vineyard owner. ...more about Good Year
17
Bra Boys (2008)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 2.0715 out of 4 stars for Bra Boys2.0715
A film about the cultural evolution of the Sydney beach side suburb of Maroubra and the social struggle faced by it's youth - the notorious surf gang known as the Bra Boys. ...more about Bra Boys
  • Not Available on DVD
19
Breaking Up (1997)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 1.8940 out of 4 stars for Breaking Up1.8940
Monica teaches, Steve's a photographer. They've dated more than two years. They're arguing, and she leaves for her apartment, only to return in a few minutes to say they should stop seeing each other. ...more about Breaking Up
21
Rough Magic (1995)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 1.7830 out of 4 stars for Rough Magic1.7830
Set in the 1950s, Rough Magic tells the story of what happens when a pretty apprentice magician goes to Mexico to escape her fiancé, a wealthy politician, and to find a Mayan shaman who will teach her ancient principles of magic. ...more about Rough Magic
22
Spotswood (1992)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 1.6785 out of 4 stars for Spotswood1.6785
Wallace is an efficiency expert, managing the high-profile downsizing of a major auto parts factory. ...more about Spotswood
23
Texas (2002)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 1.5725 out of 4 stars for Texas1.5725
24
No Way Back (1995)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 1.3401 out of 4 stars for No Way Back1.3401
When F.B.I. Agent Zack Grant's (Russell Crowe) partner is killed during a blown-up operation, he attempts to find the person responsible. ...more about No Way Back
25
Hammers Over the Anvil (1993)
Russell Crowe scores a combined 0.6956 out of 4 stars for Hammers Over the Anvil0.6956
This is the story of the crippled young Alan Marshall and his hero worship of the local he-man horse trainer East Driscoll, the schoolboy crush Alan has on the local aristocratic English beauty Grace McAlister and the affair that young Alan witnesses ...more about Hammers Over the Anvil
Actor Awards
  • Seattle International Film Festival - Best Actor
26
60 Odd Hours in Italy (2002)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Crossing, The (1990)
No Reviews Available
After 18 months Sam returns to his place of birth. He wants to ask his girlfriend Meg who he had let down when he left, to go with him to the big city. ...more about Crossing
Actor Awards
  • Australian Film Institute - Best Actor in a Lead Role
  • Not Available on DVD
28
Love in Limbo (1993)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD
29
Tenderness (2007)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD